The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-06-17


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sEARBrL INSULT oy RELIGIOUS pirrrn'
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PIrTsBuRou, Pa June 1.-Frcderick her
mann, German thirty -four years Of age.
with his wife and three children. TWO
boys and little girl. have been living
near Boers avenue, In the Thirty -sccond
ward, Mount Washington.) Mr.
Hermann was an Evangelical Lutheran,
while his wife belonged 70 the Roman
Catholic church Mr.. Hermann had all
OF his children baptised In his faith.
Mrs Hermann, not content with such A.
rangoment, wanted 70 have tho Youngest
child, Z little girl nineteen months
old, baptized in tho Catholic faith.
Yesterday evening when her husband
returned from his work, NrA Hermann
told him that she had had Lizzie baptized
IN the Catholic faith His countenanco
fell and he began trembling. With wild
CLEAN in his eye and In shal<y voice ne
said: III you havs done 20 !
shall die and you shall die" He turned
and locked the door NrA Hermann badly
frightened, jumped through an open win
| dow n the hack OF the house, which -
4 built on : hill aide. He leaped after her
| and chased her through the lot into that OF
| Z neighbor's, where che ran into the arms
I OF Mr.. Lidorf, crying. "Save mer' The In
| furiated husband dragged her 70 little
| rayine on the lower aide Of the house,
/ and, picking up brick, struck her two or
! three times over the head, stunning her'
! and left her, thinking she was dead he
! then Rushed into tbs house and,
! with razor, nearly severed
J the head OF the babe from its body, kill-
| il almost instantly. He then cut his own
/ throat several times II il thought he
| will not recover. Mrs. Herman y In
1 fair way to come out all right
I FIVE LIVES LOST OVER DISPUTED fREI
/ CLAIM
HURON, Oak. June IA horrible TRACE
i DIV occurred yesterday morning in Lake
/ Byron. twelve miles northeast Of Huron
| II il learned that Simon Nelson shot aud
killed Mrs Nelson. her son, aged
about fifteen. and her sister,
Mss Lyman. aged twenty-five
The shooting occurred about ter
| O'Clock and was the result Of . contes
over q tree claim. which was decided II
favor OF Mrs. Shaw. Besides the three
killed, Nelson also shot 9. 9. Nelson
through the body. He VIII die. A party
went to the claim TO do some
blowing. when they were met p,
Nelson armed with . Winchester rine
arcvolver and large knife. Mrs. Shaw
was shot twice, once in the head and ones
through the body. Miss Lyman and youni
Shaw were both shot In the head Mr.
Lyman was also with the party, and es
capped BY getting behind his team Ate
the shooting Nelson started for his home
but lust before reaching IL he placed tn
muxzie Of his rifs to his temple and blew
his head almost to atoms. There Is In
tense excitement over the affair and scores
OF teams loaded with people are going =
the scene
An INSANE MAx's BLOODY WORK.
MERCER Pa, June IA serious shoot
ing affrav occurred in Findley township
about four miles from this place, yester
day morning, by which two well-to-d
farmers viii lose their hveA JOSEPH
Harrison. . brother-in law Of Thoma
MCKAY. has be en- visiting the latter sine
Saturday. Yesterday morning. a. the
were walking from the barn TO the hous'
Harrison shot Mckay In the neck an
then took 70 the woods. Acka
was taken to the house and the neighboF
called. Harrison was found about half
mile from the barn with his throat cut
i Two places, bullet hole In his abdome
! and one in his mouth He was conscious
and inquired FOR Mckay. He said he onl
wanted to stir him up Asno bad feelin
has been known to exist between IN
men. insanity Is the probable cause Of u
deed.
MOTHER AND TWO CHILDREN BURNED
III DEATH.
GRAND Forks, Oak. June 6-Inform
ton has been received from Manue
twelve miles north Of here, Of terrib
calamity which occurred Friday. Durir
.. the absence OF Bokken, Norwegian, II
Z neiRhbor's house. Mrs. Bokken and ~
children, aged respectively three and fo'
years, were left at home. The moth
: left the house. Returning, she four
: the room In which she al
, left the Children was on III
! Quickly snatching the youngest child, q
: made rush for the door. In doing viii
she upset the kerosene can, the oil ign
ing and setting fro 70 her clothes. >
{ succeeded In getting out doors, where 8
lay down with the child in her arms, q
e both wcre literally roasted TO death
= other child burned to death In the houi
2 CANDIDATES GALORE.